SS 1 Government 1st Term Exam
  • 1. 1. A person who act with de-jure authority acts on ______
A) Behalf of himself because he think he could do so
B) Based on the power he has in his office
C) On behalf of others who have assigned him
D) Act on behalf of the followers because he want to lead them right
  • 2. 2. Which of the following is not a component of political culture?
A) Societal values
B) Beliefs
C) Emotions
D) Age
  • 3. 3. Which of the following is not the function of the government?
A) Defence of territory from external attacks
B) Maintenance of relations with other states
C) Provision of free Education
D) Provision of all the material needs of all citizens
  • 4. 4. Forms of power which is derived from the people and the Constitution is ______
A) Military power
B) Political power
C) Executive power
D) Physical power
  • 5. 5. The right to freedom of speech means that people are free to ______
A) Express opinions within the limits of the law
B) Express anything they like about government
C) Participate in government
D) Disobey the government of the day
  • 6. 6. A state is a special form of human association because it ______
A) Can punish law breakers
B) Has a legitimate monopoly of life and death penalties over its citizens
C) Has a constitution approved by the citizens
D) Has a government
  • 7. 7. A citizen expresses loyalty to his nation by ______
A) Participating in sport
B) Lobbying for ministerial appointment
C) Singing the national anthem when required
D) Supporting political parties
  • 8. 8. The institution through which government discharge responsibilities is known as _____
A) National assembly
B) Pressure groups
C) Political party
D) Organs of government
  • 9. 9. The following are types of Sovereignty except _____
A) Legal Sovereignty
B) Delegated Sovereignty
C) De-facto Sovereignty
D) Internal Sovereignty
  • 10. 10. Which of the following is related to government as a process of governing?
A) The role of pressure groups within the state
B) Implementation and adjudication of law
C) Abrogation of Fundamental Human Rights
D) Disagreement between state and local governments
  • 11. 11. In a democracy, political Sovereignty resides with the ______
A) President
B) Electorate
C) Military
D) Legislature
  • 12. 12. Right to rule based on norms, customs and conventions of the people is referred to as ______
A) Traditional authority
B) Rational authority
C) Legal authority
D) Charismatic authority
  • 13. 13. A political concept that is composed of the attitudes, beliefs, emotions and values of a society is called _____
A) Political authority
B) Political culture
C) Political socialization
D) Political party
  • 14. 14. The scholar who defined sovereignty as an absolute power vested in one authority was ______
A) Baron Montesquieu
B) Jean Bodin
C) John Austin
D) A.V. Dicey
  • 15. 15. Obedience to the laws of the state is a part of one's _____
A) Rights
B) Requirements
C) Privileges
D) Duties
  • 16. 16. Power can be described as the _____
A) Capacity to compel or influence others to act in a certain way
B) Ability of the he executive to encourage pressure groups to go on strike
C) Ability of legislature to delegate its right of law-making to another body
D) Capacity of the government to encourage communities to embark on self-help projects
  • 17. 17. The two components of Sovereignty are
A) Political power and political authority
B) The rule of law and fundamental human rights
C) Political Independence and supreme authority of the state within its territory
D) Influence and political authority
  • 18. 18. Government is defined as ______
A) A group of leaders that fights for the interest of their followers
B) A machinery established by the state to organise, manage its affairs and administer its function
C) A machinery established to punish offenders
D) A body of people employed to use power over the citizens
  • 19. 19. A government is legitimate if it _____
A) Has the mandate of the people to rule
B) Comes to power through a coup d'etat
C) Provides social services for the people
D) Is not oppressive
  • 20. 20. The study of government offers individual all the following except a ______
A) Knowledge on the process of government
B) Basis of career opportunities
C) Training on good Citizenship
D) Training to become a judge
  • 21. 21. Sovereignty implies all the following except _____
A) The highest authority in a state
B) Unlimited power of a state to make and enforce laws
C) A state of political Independence
D) The supremacy of the political parties
  • 22. 22. Popular Sovereignty is located in the ______
A) Opinion leaders
B) Military
C) Police
D) Electorate
  • 23. 23. Which of the following is a basic component of political culture?
A) Cognitive orientation
B) Cultural display
C) Cultural development
D) Cultural design
  • 24. 24. The Citizenship of a country may be acquired by _____
A) Decolonization
B) Naturalization
C) Neutralization
D) Nationalization
  • 25. 25. Government as an academic field of study refers to the _____
A) Membership for f international organizations
B) President and his ministers
C) Study of political institutions and processes
D) Working of the organs of government
  • 26. 26. A state performs all the following functions except ______
A) Promoting the welfare of the citizens
B) Providing social services
C) Encouraging trade with other states
D) Encouraging the struggle for power
  • 27. 27. Which of the following groups has a compulsory membership?
A) Club
B) Society
C) Community
D) State
  • 28. 28. A government which has the ability to compel its citizens to obedience is said to be exercising ______
A) Legitimacy
B) Coercion
C) Power
D) Authority
  • 29. 29. A government's supreme power to demand obedience from its citizens demonstrates the notion of _____
A) Parliamentary supremacy
B) Rule of law
C) Separation of power
D) Sovereignty
  • 30. 30. A form of government that places political power in the hands of a few people is _____
A) Oligarchy
B) Parliamentary government
C) Feudalism
D) Authoritarianism
  • 31. 31. Government as the act of governing means the ______
A) Act of vetoing bill
B) Activities by which government policies are made and implemented
C) Activities of pressure groups and political parties
D) Orders of judiciary and legislature
  • 32. 32. The legislative organ of government is the body which _____
A) Makes the law
B) Punishes the law breakers
C) Implement laws and policies
D) Interprets the law
  • 33. 33. A sovereign state is one
A) In which sovereignty is invested in the military
B) Where its citizens can speak without fear or favour
C) Whose government decisions are made independent of foreign interference
D) Whose citizens are free to avoid responsibilities
  • 34. 34. Power is transformed into authority through _____
A) Influence
B) Force
C) Inheritance
D) Legitimacy
  • 35. 35. It is not the duty or obligations of a citizen to _____
A) Check the activities of the government
B) Report any criminal acts
C) Register for election
D) Defend the country from attacks
  • 36. 36. The body that makes law and enforces same in the state is the ______
A) Government sovereignty
B) Military Sovereignty
C) Legal Sovereignty
D) Political Sovereignty
  • 37. 37. Location of a sovereignty in a state include _____
A) In a monarch
B) In a federal state
C) In a Unitary state
D) All of the above
  • 38. 38. A form of government where the best citizens rule is ______
A) Aristocracy
B) Oligarchy
C) Unitary
D) Plutocracy
  • 39. 39. A form of government where the state is ruled by the wealthy class is _______
A) Theocracy
B) Plutocracy
C) Autocracy
D) Aristocracy
  • 40. 40. The primary function of the government in a state is to _____
A) Maintain law and order
B) Provide transport services
C) Build schools and hospitals
D) Imprison criminals
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